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The US is to be the second-largest growth market for renewables despite uncertainties about the policy. It could potentially increase its renewable capacity as quickly as the US. It was responsible for 41 per cent of global renewable additions. Historically, the IEA has significantly underestimated growth in renewables , notably solar PV and its newly renamed report "Renewables 2017" (formerly titled Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report) is an attempt to redress fundamental failings ... (more...)

Carrasco's visa had been approved prior to the announcement. The reductions are just the latest step in the rapidly unraveling US-Cuban relations that were restored in 2015 by former President Barack Obama . On Tuesday, the Trump administration continued severing diplomatic relations with Cuba when it told 15 diplomats to leave Cuba's embassy in Washington , D.C., within a week. (more...)

Duterte challenged Callamard to a public debate past year as a condition for her to be allowed to investigate her allegations in the Philippines - a condition which was rejected by her. Duterte was previously invited by Trump to the White House but the President had to turn down the invitation to focus on the ongoing war in Marawi City. (more...)

They've got the Army Corps of Engineers, that's right. US President Donald Trump has been warned to "quiet down" his Twitter account in the wake of Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico . But to Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, Trump's tweets were "unspeakable". A few hours after posting her message to Trump, Rihanna called for a "round of applause" for efforts to aid Puerto Rico from former presidents George H.W. (more...)

He praised the "fantastic job" of the US Government workers. "Damn it, this is not a good news story ". "The electric power grid in Puerto Rico is totally shot". He responded to the mayor's criticisms by citing her "poor leadership ability ", and also took aim at other officials in the United States territory who he said had not been able to "get their workers to help". (more...)

Some Georgetown community members "took a knee" in nod to National Football League players' protests through the weekend following President Donald Trump's admonition of athletes exercising their free speech rights. But in at least one row, students sat silently in black with duct tape over their mouths. Sessions said Trump was "exactly right" to speak out against the disrespect towards the anthem. (more...)

BANGKOK-Amnesty International said new satellite images and videos taken as recently as Friday afternoon in Burma's Rakhine state show smoke rising from Rohingya Muslim villages, contradicting Aung San Suu Kyi's claims that military operations there have ended. (more...)

Southeast. Tropical storm Lee is sitting several hundred miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands with sustained winds at 40 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the depression's maximum sustained winds are near 35 miles per hour and it's forecast to strengthen to a tropical storm later in the day or on Saturday. (more...)

With Toni Kroos injured, Ceballos took the place of regular starter Luka Modric , who Zidane rested ahead of the trip to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday. Marco Asensio played in Ceballos, who cleverly cut the ball back before finishing the chance for the lead. Ceballos caught Madrid's eye in the offseason after he was named the best player at the Under-21 European Championship, where he helped Spain reach the final before losing to Germany 1-0. (more...)

CVS pharmacy announced their new prescription plan will limit new patients to a seven-day supply. CVS manages medications for almost 90M people, or ~28% of the USA population, through its Caremark unit and runs 9,700 retail pharmacies nationwide. (more...)

The faith's reference to "hot drinks" is limited to tea and coffee. Mormon worshippers are still prohibited from consuming alcohol or tobacco, and students at the predominantly Mormon school are famously required to abide by a strict. Law student George Simmons tells member station KUER that the campus is buzzing about the change. It's not clear how the business will be impacted by the dining service change. (more...)

The raid came as part of an ongoing police and judicial operation by Spanish authorities to try to halt the referendum called by the pro-independence Catalan government. The others work in various Catalan government departments, including its economic and budget affairs departments, a local Guardia Civil spokesman said . (more...)

The CDC notes that risk is much lower than the risk of developing severe flu complications. Under the National Immunisation Program, those eligible for a free flu shot include people aged 65 years and over, most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those who suffer from chronic health conditions. (more...)

Space at established refugee camps in Bangladesh has all but been exhausted, with new arrivals hacking away trees and other vegetation anywhere they can to erect shelters from the monsoon rain. "I think we all appreciate the problems and complex challenges that Myanmar faces", he said. At least 10 people were injured. Pointing that the influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar started in 2012-13, the Centre said there was an organised "influx of illegal immigrants from Myanmar through ... (more...)

HealthCare stocks witnessed hectic buying interest on weak rupee which dropped to over a two-month low against the United States dollar. But it settled at 10,147.55 - down 5.55 points, or 0.05 per cent. Smaller rival Axis Bank fell 1.4%. The pharma counter attracted buying interest as the rupee weakened against the dollar, with most of the earnings denominated in the United States currency. (more...)

Although the tweets were quickly deleted, the screen shots were already saved and speculation began regarding KD's use of secret social media accounts to defend himself. In the social media era, that often happens pretty quickly. This tweet from 2009 remains true to this day. On Tuesday, Durant spoke with contrition, particularly in an exclusive interview with USA Today's Sam Amick . (more...)

For the last 25 years, a joint investigation into Ziegert's murder has been conducted by the Agawam Police Department, Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Hampden District Attorney's Office, Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory and the FBI. (more...)

He said the refugees were entitled to protection of their fundamental rights under Article 12 and 14 of the Indian Constitution. It says the Rohingya can not use the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees since India was not a signatory to either. (more...)

The World Health Organization (WHO ) on Saturday rang the alarm bells on the increase of the number of people experiencing hunger worldwide. It is also the UN's first global assessment on food security and nutrition released since countries adopted the agenda for sustainable development , which aims to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030, the World Health Organisation said . (more...)

Irma hit the islands on September 6, leaving St. Thomas and St. John heavily damaged. "New Yorkers know first-hand the damage Mother Nature's fury can cause, and we are proud to be providing expertise, equipment, and personnel to support the U.S. (more...)

Stone Chaney , a sixth grader, had just started his first week of school and now his family isn't sure if he'll go back, according to WDIV . Stone Chaney had just started his first week of sixth grade, according to WDIV, when, on September 7, the teacher laid hands on him. (more...)

Guterres said the situation in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine can be described as ethnic cleansing . From Aug. 29 to September 11, a total of 20 boats have capsized and 96 bodies have been recovered, 53 of them children, according to the newspaper. (more...)

Russia's neighbors have gotten the message, and some fear the Russians may have another, more nefarious goal in mind with this year's Zapad (Russian for "West"). Ben Hodges, who leads U.S. Army forces in Europe, told Reuters that "people are anxious this is a Trojan horse". Russian Federation says they will simulate assaults by "extremist groups" trying to carry out "terrorist attacks". (more...)

By the following afternoon that number climbed to north of $ 44 million in contributions. The telecast was conceived as a response to Hurricane Harvey's destruction, though funds will also assist survivors of Hurricane Irma when the need is evaluated. (more...)

Acting on a recommendation from the state's Emergency Operations Command in anticipation of Hurricane Irma , Gov. Nathan Deal issued a state of emergency for 30 coastal counties. This includes all counties in the evacuation order, among others in southeastern Georgia . Students were evacuated Thursday morning, and the campus will be closed Friday, the report added. (more...)

Harvey , which initially battered the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, has become one of the most devastating storms in American history, dumping almost 50 inches of rain in some parts of South Texas and causing widespread flooding throughout Houston. (more...)

A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tribunal handed down the punishment following a hearing on Wednesday, but two and a half years of the ban is suspended. Apart from Sharjeel, Khalid Latif had also been suspended and sent back from the PSL tournament. As we understand, those three serious charges have not been proven. (more...)

Checking doors and window screens for holes and gaps, wearing long trousers and long-sleeved shirts, and using mosquito repellent can help prevent against bites as well, they said. Public health officials have warned this could be a bad summer for West Nile virus . To avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, wear a mosquito repellent with DEET. (more...)

According to Children's of Alabama , more than 190 children in Alabama are diagnosed with various forms of cancer each year, including ALL. "We've never seen anything like this before and I believe this therapy may become the new standard of care for this patient population", Dr Stephan Grupp of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said in a statement. (more...)

Despite the frustration of continued outbreaks, the CDC's Nichols says the number of illnesses we see now is much smaller than it would be if the tiny turtle ban and warnings were not in place. Lab tests from the 37 patients revealed they all tested positive for Salmonella Agbeni, a rare strain of the bacteria that doesn't typically infect humans. (more...)

The US, Mexico and Canada have begun formal negotiations to rework the 23-year-old trade deal that Trump blames for hundreds of thousands of lost US factory jobs. Asked about Mexico paying for the wall, Bossert said the initial effort is on getting an appropriation to build the barrier. Trump is also taking to Twitter to press the need for his promised southern border wall. (more...)

This comes after the Brazos River rose to historic levels on Monday, a development that made it highly likely the levee would hold for the duration of the Harvey flooding. The system will then head north and lose its tropical strength. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for the low-lying Houston suburb of Dickinson, home to 20,000, and questions swirled in Houston itself about why the mayor did not issue a similar evacuation order. (more...)

The more coffee you drink, the lower your risk of death, according to research presented at the ESC Congress, reports Comunicaffe . And those drinking four cups had a 64 per cent relative drop in death risk, compared with those who never or rarely consumed coffee, meaning they had an absolute death risk of well under 1 per cent. (more...)

But any thoughts of a quick run through Bangladesh's middle order were assuaged when Tamim Iqbal sallied forth to hammer Lyon inside out over the cover boundary - an audacious shot to play at 18 for 3. Tamim was the slower of the two, especially in the first session, but even then he attacked Lyon - the main threat as the first-choice off-spinner on a spinning wicket. (more...)

However, he was unable to convert it into a bigger score as he was caught by Rohit Sharma at cover off the bowling of Bumrah for 58, which came off 58 balls and included two boundaries and a six. But Rohit remained defiant even as Lokesh Rahul (17) and Kedar Jadhav (0) fell, the 30-year-old paying fluently and chalking up his century from 118 deliveries. (more...)

Kushner later traveled to Ramallah where he met with Palestinain President Mahmound Abbas . If Netanyahu wanted to make concessions to the Palestinians as part of a peace process, he would need the support of center and left parties in the Israeli parliament. (more...)

Hughes has confirmed that he is available for selection, but I would assume that a role from the bench is the most likely for this game. 'The goal we conceded we were 100% guilty. In the Over/Under 2.5 section, the over is favoured at a price of [1.83]. "When the ball is kicked, Lacazette is not offside", said Wenger. "Our view is that if you are stronger at the end of the window than you were at the start then it is a case of job well done, and in my view we most definitely are". (more...)

In related news, it is rumored that USA customers who pre-order the Galaxy Note 8 will get a bundle of extras including a 256 GB microSD card and they will also get to choose between a convertible wireless charger or a 360-degree camera peripheral. (more...)

According to researchers, the probability of quitting cigarettes was three times higher among daily e-cigarette users compared to those who never tried e-cigarettes. But the studies suggesting that experimentation with e-cigarettes may act as a gateway to smoking in adolescents have been carried out in the US. Experts looked at survey responses from 2,836 pupils from 20 schools in England at age 13 and 14, and again a year later. (more...)

Nadal made a flurry of uncharacteristic errors in the first set but settled down in the second and ultimately cruised to a 7-6, 6-2 victory on a humid, gusty day at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati. So it was a bad match for me. "He was kind of my first big win in Australia, and then, so, yeah, it's good to have him around". But Nadal was below his best against the maligned Australian and four-time ATP Tour victor, who will face David Ferrer in the final four, having never ... (more...)

What's more, she's also removed her profile picture and unfollowed everyone. Her official website is blacked out. Regardless of why the 27-year-old singer has actually dropped off social media , as always, Twitter users have hilariously commented on the weird event. (more...)

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new analysis Tuesday finding that premiums would rise 20% next year and the deficit would balloon by almost $200 billion over a decade if they subsidies are cut off; many insurers have already baked the payments' demise into their 2018 plan rates. (more...)

When the man realized the baby was alive, he took the baby home and called police. As reported by ABC News, John Baldwin was also leaving for work at the same time as Peterson when the baby was found and recorded the incident on his phone. (more...)

She also met Home Minister, Rajnath Singh to discussed the issue. Since this is the basis of the agenda, no one can go against it. He said that that it is all immaterial what Mehbooba said after meeting PM Modi and what matters the most is what PM told her in the meeting. (more...)

One of the devices is a balloon that can be placed in the stomach and filled with saline water, the Orbera balloon made by Apollo Endo-Surgery. The patients all went under the knife earlier this year to get FDA-approved liquid-filled balloons fitted in a bid to lose weight. (more...)

United States envoy to the UN Nikki Haley earlier said North Korea was facing "the most stringent set of sanctions on any country in a generation". Wang met Ri Yong Ho in Manila a day after the United Nations Security Council agreed tough sanctions on Pyongyang over its recent missile tests. (more...)

Rahul Gandhi said that the state government has failed to provide relief to the affected people. One of Rahul's security personnel was injured. Dubbing the attack on party Vice President Rahul Gandhi's auto in Banaskantha in Gujarat as a "dastardly" act, the Congress on Friday said that "violence and physical attack have become BJP's culture". (more...)

The person who acquired Zika through sex had not traveled outside of Florida , but the partner recently visited Cuba and fell ill with symptoms consistent with the virus . Pregnant couples with recent travel to areas with active Zika transmission should consider using condoms for the duration of the pregnancy. Zika can persist in semen over extended periods of time. (more...)

Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed a measure into law on July 21 that includes a provision banning life without parole for juvenile offenders. The court found that the harshest punishments levied against adult criminals may be unconstitutionally cruel and unusual for juveniles due to their lack of development and potential for change. (more...)

A high alert has been sounded as more than 20 highways of the state got submerged into floods . Ranvijay Singh, a government official, says hundreds of rescuers using motor boats saved 789 people, including some pregnant women, from being swept away by the swirling flood waters in six districts in Gujarat state. (more...)